There's no such thing as throwing something away, says Andrew Dent — when you toss a used food container, broken toy or old pair of socks into the trash, those things inevitably end up in ever-growing landfills. But we can get smarter about the way we make, and remake, our products. Dent shares exciting examples of thrift — the idea of using and reusing what you need so you don't have to purchase anything new — as well as advances in material science, like electronics made of nanocellulose and enzymes that can help make plastic infinitely recyclable.
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Visit your thrift store today!
Nah…. You’ll be fine without shopping, even at the thrift store.
we are penalized for not being thrifty, yet we are penalized for being thrifty. Conflicting results. I love being thrifty.
Nice From Ted
Yes, try to buy 2nd hand OR try not buying at all. Do you really NEED that item? How long will it make you happy, how long will you use it?
People buy tons of useless things and they they complain that they have not enough money…
Good job on his public speaking. Stutters happen but plowed forward! Love it.
Great point! Many people have trouble with public speaking, but small stutters don’t detract from his charisma at all. 🙂 I think that’s encouraging for all of us who get nervous about making little mistakes when we speak in front of others.
I vote thrifty grandma.
Now i know why these trendy new sneaker shoes are knitted. Quite a good idea
Which are the enzymes he talked about in the last part?
I hope translate to arabic
Please do.
I haven’t buy new clothes since last 3years. I think I’m fine.
Brilliant, yes definitely. Always looking in Charity shops (I’m English) we definitely need to look to the past, I got a safety razor recently simple idea to save on plastic disposable ones, just switch the blade!
What a joke…been working at dealership..every day I have to throw out plastic because customers complain about this or that…not including recalls because someone decided to sue the company. Car dealers everyday generate tons of garbage caused by customers.
My parents were children of the depression, the rule in our house was “use it up, wear it out, make do with what you have and don’t buy what you do not need.” I find it sad that this talk even needs to exist.
Even if everyone was like that the design of products can be changed so it will make them easier to recycle
What if we use a space X rocket to launch the Garbage into the sun
Wonder if he got that suit at Goodwill
Goodwill.
Decades ahead of you Rich Kid